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weaktwosJK Rowling gave an interview to a group of Potter fans recently at a book festival in Scotland.
She tells us that Potter will live through Book 7, but there are no guarantees how long he'll live after that.
The cute answer is that he'll live forever in our hearts! Awwww.
She also suggested that the fans should be asking themselves:
1) Why Didn't Voldemort die?
or
1a) Why didn't Dumbledore cap his ass? (paraphrase)
Well, that's a good question. So I'll throw out ten reasons I think Voldemort did not die:
10)His pact with the devil was cleverly written, guaranteeing him more lives than cats.
9)Despite everything, Harry still believes people are basically good.
8)[breathy voice], "Harry [wheeze], I am your fathaaa." "Nooooo!" [Harry flees into the haunted forest]
7)Tom Riddle kicked the can a long time ago. Voldemort is nothing but magical bad juju, limited to showing up on the backs of people's heads, or temporarily living in someone's body or diary.
6)He's got a time machine! He can go back to the future at any time!
5)The best revenge is living well, and Harry wants the best revenge possible!
4)Harry is actually not the most competent of Wizards. Seriously, he can't kill the broadside of a barn. If it weren't for his smart and loyal friends, a little luck, a wand similar to Voldemort's, and courageous parental surrogates, Harry would have been toast books ago.
3)I can't remember. Have we actually seen Dumbledore and Voldemort in the same room?? Eh? Eh?
2)This is a silly question. Really, what I want to know is why haven't Harry's Aunt and Uncle been hauled off for child abuse?
And the number 1 reason why Voldemort didn't die was....
1)Every tale needs a great villain; you don't kill off your endless source of delicious conflict. Especially if you want leave open the opportunity for Harry to take on Voldemort as a full fledged adult.
Okay. All you Potter fans tell me what you think. :-)
She tells us that Potter will live through Book 7, but there are no guarantees how long he'll live after that.
The cute answer is that he'll live forever in our hearts! Awwww.
She also suggested that the fans should be asking themselves:
1) Why Didn't Voldemort die?
or
1a) Why didn't Dumbledore cap his ass? (paraphrase)
Well, that's a good question. So I'll throw out ten reasons I think Voldemort did not die:
10)His pact with the devil was cleverly written, guaranteeing him more lives than cats.
9)Despite everything, Harry still believes people are basically good.
8)[breathy voice], "Harry [wheeze], I am your fathaaa." "Nooooo!" [Harry flees into the haunted forest]
7)Tom Riddle kicked the can a long time ago. Voldemort is nothing but magical bad juju, limited to showing up on the backs of people's heads, or temporarily living in someone's body or diary.
6)He's got a time machine! He can go back to the future at any time!
5)The best revenge is living well, and Harry wants the best revenge possible!
4)Harry is actually not the most competent of Wizards. Seriously, he can't kill the broadside of a barn. If it weren't for his smart and loyal friends, a little luck, a wand similar to Voldemort's, and courageous parental surrogates, Harry would have been toast books ago.
3)I can't remember. Have we actually seen Dumbledore and Voldemort in the same room?? Eh? Eh?
2)This is a silly question. Really, what I want to know is why haven't Harry's Aunt and Uncle been hauled off for child abuse?
And the number 1 reason why Voldemort didn't die was....
1)Every tale needs a great villain; you don't kill off your endless source of delicious conflict. Especially if you want leave open the opportunity for Harry to take on Voldemort as a full fledged adult.
Okay. All you Potter fans tell me what you think. :-)
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Date: 2004-08-16 08:45 pm (UTC)Thanks for the link.
It will be interesting to see what JK has in store for us.
I hope she isn't bracing us for the lesson of not becoming that which you hate. But I say "foo on that"! Harry does seem on that path, though. He was quite a bitter lad. But I figure Harry can wax Voldy and afterwards he can start hating a saint. ;-)